9 Injured In Crash On SR-76 In Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, CA — Nine people were injured, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 76 in Oceanside, authorities said Monday.

The crash happened shortly before 11:45 p.m. Sunday on SR-76 at Douglas Drive, Oceanside Fire Battalion Chief Jessamyn Specht said.

Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene and found a sedan and a pickup, both with significant front-end damage, Specht said. One person in each vehicle was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters.

In total, six ambulances transported eight victims — six adults and two children — to hospitals for treatment, he said.

The victims' ages and the extent of their injuries were not immediately available.

A short time later, a 911 caller reported seeing an injured man in a 7- Eleven parking lot near the intersection of state Route 76 and Douglas Drive, Oceanside police Sgt. Lonny Harper said.

The man, whose age was not immediately available, was taken to a hospital for evaluation of a complaint of pain and investigators determined he had walked away from the crash scene, Harper said.

The circumstances leading up to the crash were under investigation.

— City News Service